Âé¶¹Éçmadou

Short courses

Upskill with purpose. Lead with impact.

Personalise
Student and career mentors talking in a meeting room at Âé¶¹Éçmadou.

At Âé¶¹Éçmadou Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, you can explore a wide range of courses across six schools and six research centres, each offering opportunities to deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and develop career-ready capabilities.

We are committed to progress that benefits everyone, with work that has real-world impact, from innovative healthcare design to building sustainable cities and promoting equal access to education.

Our diverse disciplines encourage you to think differently about people, places and cultures, empowering you to drive meaningful change in the world around you. Whether you are looking to build your skills, enhance your career or shape the future you want, our short courses are designed to support your professional growth and upskilling, equipping you with practical knowledge and in-demand expertise to turn your ideas into real-world solutions.

Ìý

Happy young woman using laptop sitting at desk writing notes while watching webinar, studying online, looking at pc screen learning web classes or having virtual call meeting remote working from home.
School of Education Microcredentials

Microcredentials are a way for professionals to expand their knowledge with flexible study options. Discover the benefits of lifelong learning and advance your career and professional development.

Image of AI creation
Adapting to AI in the Creative Industries

This 3 hour webinar provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the changes taking place in the creative industries as a result of AI. Whether your business is pro- or anti-AI, developing, using or competing with AI tools, it is essential to understand the technology, core social issues, and associated trends.

3D building, urban planning, sustainable
City Analytics Series

Designed by industry-leading researchers and practitioners from the School of Built Environment and City Futures Research Centre, these short courses demonstrate how research-informed teaching, open data platforms and best-practice modelling can support sustainable development and long-term, smart urban solutions.

Parkinson's disease patient, Arthritis hand and knee pain or mental health care concept with geriatric doctor consulting examining elderly senior aged adult in medical exam clinic or hospital
Combating Stigma: Strategies for Inclusive Health Services
Stigma can exist at all levels within a healthcare setting, from interactions between patient and clinician to policies and procedures in health practice. Understanding stigma and its impact on health systems and services is an important step to better meet the needs of people in marginalised groups and create a safe space for all.
2023 cohort using Lego to model design ideas.
Design for Everyone: Desirable Designs and Accessibility

The Design for Everyone: Bridging the Gap between Desirable Designs and Accessibility short course promotes lived-experience-focused co-design, encouraging participants to go beyond textbook learning and make genuine connections that inform the design process.Ìý

Âé¶¹Éçmadou Campus and Beyond: BIM and 3DGIS
Digital Twins and 3D Tools for Urban Planning

As cities grow more complex, the need for accurate, data-driven planning tools has never been greater.ÌýThis specialised course introduces the foundations of 3D digital modelling and spatial digital twins, combining theory with hands-on practice.

ADA Short Courses carousel
Educational Psychology in Practice
Educational Psychology in Practice will provide you with insights into these questions by learning about memory, cognition, attention, what drives people to do what they do, and how teachers can best respond to learners by taking their perspective.
Virus
Foundations of 3D Biomedical Animation

Designed to help you create 3D biomedical animations, Âé¶¹Éçmadou's world-leading 3DXLab's introductory short course is your first step towards mastering scientific communication.

GERRIC: Giften education children
GERRIC: Gifted Education
GERRIC is our collaboration with the NSW Department of Education, focusing on education and development for gifted students. Discover more about GERRIC, including our Mini-COGE workshops for educators.
Boy teenager gives interview to woman psychologist in office, college student at consultation. Adolescence, mental health, social life of teenager
Gifted Education for the School Counselling Service

Research indicates that without appropriate identification and supportive educational opportunities, gifted children are likely to underachieve, dropout, and experience emotional disturbance and impaired wellbeing.ÌýIn this course, you will consider the challenges gifted children face at school.

ADA Short Courses carousel
Instructional Leadership

One of the greatest challenges for educators is articulating the purpose(s) of their school and providing a clear framework to meet that purpose and achieve desired outcomes.

ADA Short Courses carousel
Interpreting & Translation Short Courses

This range of short courses provides prospective interpreters and/or translators with the foundations for eventual professional certification. Learners are introduced to the basic roles, ethics, theories, and skills of interpreting and translation in order to understand the critical importance of evidence-based best practice in these professions.

Sydney skyline during  bushfires
Managing Urban Heat

Our changing climate in cities is the most documented phenomenon of recent times.ÌýThis course leverages the power of scientific research and globally acclaimed case studies to showcase how cutting-edge knowledge and advanced technologies can effectively combat real-world challenges.

Snapshot of Colouring Australia - Sydney
Open Data Platforms and Licences for Cities

Open Data Platforms and Licences for CitiesÌýwill provide students and industry professionals with insights and skills to navigate the interactions between the cultural heritage building recognition and protection systems, the housing and commercial market system, and the contemporary land use planning systems.

Class photo of PACE 2024
Personalised Autonomous Communication Enhancement

Introducing PACE: Personalised Autonomous Communication Enhancement, a unique course tailored to enhance your English communication skills in the way that suits you best.

mining worker, healthcare workers, and trainee pilot
Simulation and Immersive Technology

A skilled veteran and non-veteran workforce needs accredited training. Our suite of short courses for simulation-based educators offers current and future experts in simulation an opportunity to be acknowledged and accredited.

College students taking an exam at school
Teacher Assessment Literacy

Use evidence-informed frameworks to guide you to develop your skills and effectiveness in gathering, evaluating, prioritising, integrating and analysing data (from international standardised tests to qualitative teacher records) to inform your teaching and learning.

Poverty and Inequality
Understanding Poverty, Inequality and Social Disadvantage in Australia

Âé¶¹Éçmadou's Social Policy Research Centre focuses on addressing welfare issues like poverty, inequality, wellbeing, and justice. Join a community of advocates and researchers and delve into the causes and effects of poverty and inequality from an Australian policy standpoint, using evidence-based approaches to drive societal change.